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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in elearning technology are making it possible for students in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like The New School to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Intellectuals want to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this increasing demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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